Halfway to a Threeway

1999 EP by Jim O'Rourke

EP by

Jim O'Rourke

Released

November 22, 1999

Recorded

January – August 1999

Genre

Indie rock
folk rock
math rock

Length

21:21

Label

Drag City^[1]
Domino

Producer

Jim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss

Jim O'Rourke chronology

Eureka
(1999)

Halfway to a Threeway
(1999)

Insignificance
(2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10^[3]

Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke.^[4]^[5] It was released by Drag City in 1999.^[6]

The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again," by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You.

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the EP "one of Jim O'Rourke's true crowning achievements," writing that it "shows the 'Chicago sound' at the height of its powers."^[7] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby."^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fuzzy Sun"	2:34
2.	"Not Sport, Martial Art"	6:51
3.	"The Workplace"	7:42
4.	"Halfway to a Threeway"	4:14
Total length:		21:21

Track 3 features backing vocals by Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt of The Sea and Cake.

Personnel

Main personnel

Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitars; piano (#1-3), organ (#2), percussion (#1-2)
Glenn Kotche – drums (#1,3)
Darin Gray, bass guitar (#1,2,3)
Frank Navin, vocals (#1)
Rob Mazurek – cornet (#2,3)
Tim Barnes, drums (#2)
Archer Prewitt – vocals (#3)
Sam Prekop – vocals (#3)

Technical personnel

Jeremy Lemos – assistant engineer, recording
Konrad Strauss – mastering
Jim Newberry – photography

References

^ "Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Threeway | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
^ "Halfway to a Threeway - Jim O'Rourke | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Jim O'Rourke: Halfway to a Threeway EP: Pitchfork Record Review". April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14.
^ "Jim O'Rourke". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ Dansby, Andrew (April 11, 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Curse of the Noise Monger". Rolling Stone.
^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. December 13, 1999 – via Google Books.
^ "An Essential Guide to Jim O'Rourke". exclaim.ca.
^ "Jim O'Rourke: As steady as O'Rourke". The Independent. March 10, 2014.